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Gramsci
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Watch Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist | Netflix Official Site
Through candid interviews, the perpetrators of Argentina's most notorious bank heist detail how — and why — they carried out the radical 2006 operation.
Watched this larger than life documentary on a famous bank robbery in Argentina.
Its a you couldn't make this up true story of a bank robbery planned as a work of art. Meticulously planned and executed they robbed a bank and ( for a while) outwitted the police.
A likeable bunch of characters interviewed who took part in this robbery. Most of whom were not hardened criminals. It was to be the "one last job" to set themselves up.
The "mechanic" for example who was a genius at designing the equipment to open up the safe boxes in the bank. It was the challenge of doing it that was half of it. Not just the money.
Remarkably they even planned for the event of them being arrested. As you will see if you watch this. Getting off with light sentences.
Its a well put together doc that looks good. Its not just talking heads.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Yes, it was an enjoyable doc about an intriguing storyWatch Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist | Netflix Official Site
Through candid interviews, the perpetrators of Argentina's most notorious bank heist detail how — and why — they carried out the radical 2006 operation.www.netflix.com
Watched this larger than life documentary on a famous bank robbery in Argentina.
Its a you couldn't make this up true story of a bank robbery planned as a work of art. Meticulously planned and executed they robbed a bank and ( for a while) outwitted the police.
A likeable bunch of characters interviewed who took part in this robbery. Most of whom were not hardened criminals. It was to be the "one last job" to set themselves up.
The "mechanic" for example who was a genius at designing the equipment to open up the safe boxes in the bank. It was the challenge of doing it that was half of it. Not just the money.
Remarkably they even planned for the event of them being arrested. As you will see if you watch this. Getting off with light sentences.
Its a well put together doc that looks good. Its not just talking heads.
Also: don't mix high value crime & personal relationships!
Gramsci
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Ive been watching the Peripheral and enjoying it. Good to see a story based on William Gibson on screen. I haven't read that book but read some of his other work. So the world the series inhabits isn't unusual for me.
The series tries to bridge action and romance with more hard edged stylistic Sci Fi.
Its a series of two halves. One set in US which is more conventional. ( Brother sister relationship, her crush on the local cop, american small town life, the local gangster. etc etc ) The other half is set in a future London. Where not all is what it seems. This is the most Gibson side of the series. And it looks and works well.
So the way the series is put together is trying to balance the off the wall sci fi element ( my favourite bit) with more conventional story lines. I can see the sense of this in trying to make sci fi more appealing to general audience.
So far its kind of working for me. But whilst watching the US bits I'm finding I'm wanting the story to get back to London.
Im starting to feel their is a more surreal Cronenberg version of this story starting to try to burst out of this adaption.
Be that as it may I think this is one of Amazon Primes more intelligent efforts. And worth supporting.
The series tries to bridge action and romance with more hard edged stylistic Sci Fi.
Its a series of two halves. One set in US which is more conventional. ( Brother sister relationship, her crush on the local cop, american small town life, the local gangster. etc etc ) The other half is set in a future London. Where not all is what it seems. This is the most Gibson side of the series. And it looks and works well.
So the way the series is put together is trying to balance the off the wall sci fi element ( my favourite bit) with more conventional story lines. I can see the sense of this in trying to make sci fi more appealing to general audience.
So far its kind of working for me. But whilst watching the US bits I'm finding I'm wanting the story to get back to London.
Im starting to feel their is a more surreal Cronenberg version of this story starting to try to burst out of this adaption.
Be that as it may I think this is one of Amazon Primes more intelligent efforts. And worth supporting.
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Yeah, really enjoying it as well.
PursuedByBears
Go stick your head in a pig
It's on my list
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
S2 of carnival row is out in feb 17th 2023 (amazon just announced). Will be final season though so no s3. I can't remember it very well now (although i remember i liked it). Need to rewatch s1 i think to refresh my memory.
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hiraethified
I'm two episodes in and I am GRIPPED! Jessica Rains is fantastic, as is the child.
Binned it before the first episode had ended.
Yeah, in the end, I never made it to the end of the first episode either.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
it isn’t.
Which doesn’t make it great, the actual ‘thing’ is at least as silly, possibly sillier.
felixthecat
are we there yet?
Yeah, I'm also not taken by The Devils Hour. Can't be bothered to watch it to the end to find out the mandatory twist in the tale
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
this is proper GibsonThe Peripheral. A new near-future sci-fi thriller series by the creators of Westworld about a young woman and her brother who agree to test play a new hi tech VR game, with unfortunate consequences.
Really enjoyed the first episodeRecommended.
The Peripheral review - Westworld creators’ new sci-fi is brilliant … if you can actually understand it | Television | The Guardian
Chloë Grace Moretz stars in this bravura adaptation of a William Gibson novel, which is still immensely satisfying even if you have no idea what’s going onamp.theguardian.com
T & P
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Urban 75's favourite James Corden stars in new comedy-drama miniseries Mammals. I am rather enjoying it one-third in. Well written and some good twists. And what's more, Corden is pretty good in it too. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, everyone 
ruffneck23
front left
Yes, The Peripheral is very good, just done the last 6 in a week. Good to have something good to watch.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
I was originally hesitant to recommend it, because both of the main characters aren't likable. And in the first series, it's hard to get past that even though I enjoyed it muchly. But the second series is so damned good, I'm going to recommend Hacks anyway. A car crash, but quite enjoyable.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
I don't know, the wiki makes it all sound precariously close to something where characters <spits> learn valuable life lessons....
There is a sprinkling of that but it is very funny.
MrCurry
right after this urgent rest
I‘m back on Prime for a month, thanks to Amazon’s bonkers policy of not only giving free trials to people who’ve had them oodles of times before, but even bribing you at the Amazon checkout by telling you your order will be £X cheaper if you join prime.
So this time a month a prime is costing me -£8
First up has been the Grand Tour Scandi flick, and
I’ll read the thread and see what else I should be freeloading during my month.
So this time a month a prime is costing me -£8
First up has been the Grand Tour Scandi flick, and
I had no idea this bit was going to happen. I always assume they have ways of making their exploits merely look dangerous, while taking suitable precautions, but apparently they did drive full speed at a stone wall in the dark and left it to each driver’s skill and judgement when to brake
I’ll read the thread and see what else I should be freeloading during my month.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
even the 'closer to our time' bits are pretty gibsonesque to me. Her brother and his mates all being wetwired/cyborged as a former military unit, seeing through drone eyes and so on. The Pharmajon thats a printing service for all sorts of meds, if you can afford them.
MrCurry
right after this urgent rest
I’m only partway thru “Everything and Nothing”, but loving it. I am a sucker for popular science shows which explain things in layman’s terms, and this one covering astronomy and the history of our growth in understanding the universe is ticking all the right boxes.
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MrCurry
right after this urgent rest
It was only yesterday I mentioned this one, so a bit soon to be plugging it again, but now I’ve finished it my opinion of it has only improved. If you like science shows which tell you about how the universe came into being, you’ll love it. Best thing I’ve seen on tv all year.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Colombo is on the freevee channel thing and honestly it really is fab
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Yes, enjoyed this one!
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